Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-05
COTTON.

April and May, S 10 "a Gs l4-6id; NAV and
June. 5 l5-64d; June and July. u -6id;
July and August, 5 lS-6dd: August and Sep
tember, .O-64i; September and October,
l5-64d. Market firm!t
The tenders of deliveries at to-day's clear
ings amounted to 1900 bales new dockets
and 500 old.
Sales for the week, 65. 900 bales-American
A 900 bales; spectators took 6, 200 bales; ca
porters took 1900 bales; actual exports.
$500 bales; total imports. 5000 bales-A mer-
lcan 80 600; total stock $4,000 bales Ameri-
can ISL, COO ba es: total alioat III, 900 bales
American 2 100 bales.
2:O0 p. m.--The sales to-day were 9.4OO
bales o, American.
Futures: UpIands. t1w mIudlng clause.
March delivery, 5 49, Sd, sellers; March and
April. l3-6id. sellers: April and May,
Ii 64d. sellers: Nav and June, l8-0id.
seller; June an July, 5 1864, BUYERS: July
and August, 5 lS-6ld. sellers: Au9ust and
September. 5 2p-64d, sellers; September ana
October. 5 l5-6ld. sellers 'rket steady.
4:00 D. m.-Futures: Uplands. low mludling
clause. March deiIverV.5 l2-64d. nuvers; March
and April, l2-64d, buyers: April and Nav,
) lS-6ld. value; May and June. 4-64d,
buyers: June and july, l6-64d. value; July
and August. ls-G4d. sellers; August an ,
september. l9-64d, sellers; September and
October. 5 14-64d. buyers. futures closed dull.
NEW YORK., March 4. noon.-Cotton opened
firm: middllng uplands 9ssc; mlddling
Orleans l3l6c: sales lO3 bales.
Futures; Mari ct opened steady, with sales
as follows: March delivery, 8 sac; April, Ole;
MAY, y zoe: June. 8 7Sc; July. 9 SIC; August,
g"lc.
$500 p. m.-Market closed firm; mlddling
uplands. Y5sc: mlddlrng Orleans, 10 l6c +;
sa'ee to-daV lob Oales; net receipts 4i0 bales,
gr 81 & .h02.
Futures: Market closed firm, with sales
OF IS lUD bales. as follows: March delivery,
9 63G9 6ic: April. 67@0 6Sc; MaN. 76@
nc; June. 9 s4@9 S5c; July. 8 92c; Au-
gust. 97G9 9Sc.
Weekly-NeJ receipts 1920 bales, gross a.
(. u. Ia nt IslI
TO france 1854, to the continent S,36l; sales
IA 7 bales; stock 245,257 baee.
Green " o.. in taer report on cotton fu-
lures, say: "ConLracls have been quite
active, with strengthening tone, maxim
further progress, A continuation of go ID
demand from abb DAD, AID firm Southern
markets. helped matters so ewhat, but the
rncipal strengthening factor was found In
he statistical p isl ION. The wee<ly report
II the movement In IN erior towns revea ed a
leavy and unexpected shrinkage OF stoch.
aud 1t appeared TO be accepted as full
Oaianclng measure against comparatively
mort receipts. There was in consequence a
strong demand to cover, and some new
Juying, wi the market cl sing firm At 'tGS
y ,lute advance. an Offerags rather mode ate
1, n The entire ltue OF options "
GALVESTON, March 4.-Cotton firm, mid
tliln- J-Ioc.
NORFOLK, March 4.-Cotton steady; mid
BALTIMORE, March 4.-Cotton firm; mid
ding &c.
Boston, March 4.-Cotton steady; middling
e. e., ,,uorov Nor,,4 co,ton sto.,v. mid
ling 3.I6c.
PHiLApELPHIA, March 4-Cotton quiet; mid
tlnL 991c.
NEW ORLEANS, March 4.-Cotton firm:
mIudling &c.
MOBILE, march 4.-Cotton firm; middlng
MEMPHIS, March 4.-Cotton steady; mid
TIM " &C,
AUGUSTA, March 4.-Cotton firm; middlng
nc.
CHARLESTON, March 4.-Cotton firm; mid
d ing914c.
MONTGOMERY. March 4.-Cotton steady;
middling l3-l6c,
IAUUN, aarcn I.-Cotton steady; middling
Ic.
COLUMBUS, March 4.-Cotton steady; mid
hing &c.
NASHVILLE, March 4.-Cotton steady; mid
fling $40.
selma, March 4.-Cotton quiet: middling
&c.
ROME. March 4-Cotton firm middling 9lac.
ATLANTA. March 4.-CoJton-- mludling }.
NEW YORK. March 4.-Lonsoll :'.d ne
3epts for all cotton ports to-day. 10, l6o bales;
exports to Great Britain 1909 bales, to the
continent 1867; stock at all American porta
7S8,4l5 bales.
PROVISIONS, GRO CERIES, ETC.
LIVERPOOL, March 1. noOn.-wheat steady
with poor demand: holders offer moderately
5orn steady and in fair demand.
and heavy. Wheat lower. Corn unchanged
Pork firm; mess SIS 25(G!5 90. Lard nrm al
I SOC. Frelghts weak.
5p.m.-Flnur du |; southern closed steady.
Wheat l$(G34c better: No red, March de-
livery nominal at 90c, Mav9i l6G9l3z. o.,
,ng at &c. Corn 14(Q%c higher: No, 2
March delivery nominal at SOC, May 4s 9-lb
g491ac. OaIs shade lower: No. March de-
,lvery 3p1@3414c, May 3414 Cg342s. Coffee fair
RIO firm at I4Ac; No. RIO, March deliver
II 65@l2 zoe, May II 65Gl2 Zoe, June Il 66c
sugar more &C i've and steadier; far 10 good
rtaniug 1904 i-l6c; refined hrme C ga
4ssc. ezra Z 4s1(D4 l3-l6c, white c ira e AZ &,
ga I0 o"td \ 7Stn- = 'Hc. stan
dard A sac. confectioners A 9-l6c, cut loaf
aud crusht d 6tz(967sc, powered 10 lj'g6Isc.
pranulAted IL l6(tg53zc. Molasseo dul Cot
ton seed oil--33c for crude, 39c for refined
Pork hrm; mess SIS ESQ 10 so. Beef dull. Beef
hams steady. Nj ,ddice duh amt mlnai. Cut
meats drm. Lard 20024 points high +: Wet
ern steam, on spot 521a "a Soc, April del v
ery7 4hQ1 Csc, May 63a i3c: city steam 10
Gi l5c. Freights dull; cotton It'd; wheat
31ld.
CHICAGO. March An the markets were
tcL,ve and strong to-day, prices advancing
rather sharply throughout the entire specu
latve list. During the early hours wheat
ira. ged heavily. The market opened steady,
o 1870 under free offerings. Bidding then
,ecane stronger, and there was steadi :
yanre to T9Ac, the market closing a. 1870
There was free buying during he entire al
Es
close. Clearlngs from three ports aggregated
$4,000 bushels, while receipts at eleven point
were 247 900 bushels. Corn was quiet during
the early session. but sharp bidding in tht
afternoon caused May to advance to 4O14c,
moving an advance of 1870 from inside ng-
ures. the market closing at outside prices.
Oat- ru ed weak AT the opening, May dropping
70 2SIzc but became strong and advanced, ,
with other marke 8, closing 5sG11c higher.
Provisions were again very active. hecelp 3
of live hogs were small and prices higher
which strengthened the market for pork.
shorts were anxious to purchase, and as Offer
lngs were not very large competition was
sufficient to advance prices very rapidly. May
pork opened at $50 but when shorCs began to
DID the price went up quickly So per barrel,
to s2l, and closed for the day at $40 80. Trad
ing IN lard was on free scale, and there was
u steady advance of 25Gg35c per hundred, the
short r. bs an advance OF 70975c per hundred
pounds occurred, and the sharp advance
created almost a panic among the shorts
The market settled back zoe. and closed 500
j5c higher than yesterday.
The following SHOWS the current prices for
cash properties on tue reg,.lar board: Flour
,seady and unchanged. Wheat. No. 2sDring
I51s g16c; No. red 7714c. Corn. No. 2, $500
3&zc. oats. No. 2. 231s6G23}4c. Mess pork,
Doxed 8 UOG6 Csc. short clear sides, boxed
) 90 80 55c. Whisky 81 IS.
Futures -The fOIiOwing are the highest.
lowest ami ctoslng quotations: Wheat-N". =,
March delivery 737stG73c, closed ut 737sc;
MAY T9IG7Sszc, closed a. 795zc. Corn. No. 2
March delivery 3i3l@33ssc, closed a. 3tS4c;
May lol4tG3S1sc closed AT 0Zc. Oats, No. z,
March deuyery 22}s,G23I5c, closed at 1890;
Ma 2s5s(g2sIac, closed at 2s3<c. Pork. March
.t..Is.V - al. al 81 10